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Outside Spending
Open Secrets | READ STORY
The term "outside spending" refers to political expenditures made by groups or individuals independently of, and not coordinated with, candidates' committees. The Center for Responsive Politics provides breakdowns of data reported by outside spending groups to the Federal Election Commission.
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New Global CO2 Emissions Numbers Are In. They’re Not Good.
World Resources Institute | READ STORY
Each year in late November or early December, climate negotiators, NGOs and increasingly cities and businesses head to the annual climate talks. Typically coinciding with these negotiations is an announcement from the Global Carbon Project, which releases its annual data on carbon dioxide emissions, backed up by peer-reviewed publications. Carbon dioxide emissions are the largest contributor to human-induced warming, and, therefore, are one of the most critical signposts to watch.
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Expanding Economic Security for 100 Million Americans
City Lab | READ STORY
A third of Americans are living at or near the federal poverty level—a new report sheds light on who they are, the obstacles they face and ways to connect them to opportunity.
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18 Striking Findings from 2018
Pew Research | READ STORY
Pew Research Center takes the pulse of Americans and people around the world on a host of issues every year. We explore public opinion on topics ranging from foreign policy to cyberbullying, as well as demographic trends, such as the emergence of the post-Millennial generation and changes in the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Here are 18 of this year’s standout findings, taken from our analysis over the past year.
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The Geography of Food Stamps
Daily Yonder | READ STORY
Rural counties and small metropolitan areas crowd the top of the list of U.S. counties that rely most on help from the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program, the USDA program formerly known as Food Stamps.
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Happy New Year! Proposals are due on Jan. 14 for the upcoming 2019 National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) conference in Asheville, NC. More info here. Membership renewals are due Feb. 1.
The early-bird registration deadline is Jan. 31 for the International Association for Community Development’s 2019 World Community Development Conference in Dundee, Scotland. More information about the conference here.
Paul Lachapelle
MSU Community Development Specialist
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NCDA’s Winter Legislative Meeting
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January 23-25, 2019 Washington D.C.
Sponsor: National Community Development Association
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JCEP Extension Leadership Conference
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February 6-7, 2019
San Antonio, Texas
Sponsor: Joint Council of Extension Professionals
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CDS 2019 Annual International Conference
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July 14-17, 2019
Columbia, Missouri
Sponsor: Community Development Society
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Funding to Advance Justice and Opportunity for People in Need
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Deadline: Ongoing
Funder: Public Welfare Foundation
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Healthy Kids 2019
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Deadline: January 28, 2019
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
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Rural Residency Planning and Development Program
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Deadline: March 4, 2019
Funder: Department of Health and Human Services
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Regional Research Conferences in the Mathematical Sciences
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Deadline: April 26, 2019
Funder: National Science Foundation
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Community Development Block Grant Program
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Deadline: Ongoing
Funder: Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Saudi Woman Seeking Asylum Can Stay Temporarily in Thailand
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AP News, January 7
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Monarch Butterfly Population Declining at Historic Rate
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US News, January 7
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Soldiers Say They Have Seized Power in Gabon
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KLUR8, January 7
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Not Expecting Back Pay, Government Contractors Collect Unemployment, Dip Into Savings
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NPR, January 7
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Bozeman Widow Continues Operating Husband's Computer Museum
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Billings Gazette, January 5
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Most Montanans Don't Have Access to Drug Courts
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NBC Montana, January 7
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Montana Gets $4.2M Federal Preschool Grant, but Money Won't Pay for New Slots
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Billings Gazette, January 7
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Medicaid Expansion on Agenda for 2019 Legislative Session
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NBC Montana, January 7
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